Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/09/2026, 17:07

General

  • Target
    Setup Ozone 8 v8.0.2.msi
  • Size 789.6MB
  • Sample260922-vna4ysbb49
  • SHA256 34d727e0ea42190f49af34b0326f7f8c86144b2fb6ea8854cc617e28dc81f6fb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 5 IoCs
  • Manipulates Digital Signatures 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to make their binary seem validly signed.

  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 39 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 57 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 53 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup Ozone 8 v8.0.2.msi"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:952
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Sets service image path in registry
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1092
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 08861F1087F9453192D07F61A4A2A209 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2924
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2904
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B2923DEBBDD00DD7B0EFAED1063A7972
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3316
      • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBB74.tmp
        "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBB74.tmp" 19 IC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugins_tool.msiNV
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:108
      • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding F2DB0F34E439E861D6A4BF6175C14BD6
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5880
      • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B909F651088113AE17A354B4B25CE509 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4888
      • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI69E0.tmp
        "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI69E0.tmp"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4272
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6A11.tmp\6A12.tmp\6A13.bat C:\Windows\Installer\MSI69E0.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5836
          • \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe
            "c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\vboxmanage.exe" setproperty machinefolder "C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Modifies registry class
            PID:4216
          • \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe
            "c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\vboxmanage.exe" import "c:\vms\tmp\sys00_1.ova"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            PID:4304
          • C:\Windows\System32\xcopy.exe
            xcopy /Y "C:\Windows\System32\Config\systemprofile\.VirtualBox" "C:\vms\.VirtualBox\"
            4⤵
              PID:4324
            • C:\vms\VmServiceControl.exe
              "C:\vms\VmServiceControl.exe" -i
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:5348
        • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI7839.tmp
          "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI7839.tmp" /RunAsAdmin /HideWindow c:\windows\system32\attrib.exe +s +h "C:\Program Files\Oracle"
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5044
          • C:\windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
            "C:\windows\system32\attrib.exe" +s +h "C:\Program Files\Oracle"
            3⤵
            • Sets file to hidden
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:3124
        • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI79D0.tmp
          "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI79D0.tmp" /RunAsAdmin /HideWindow c:\windows\system32\attrib.exe +s +h c:\vms
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4576
          • C:\windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
            "C:\windows\system32\attrib.exe" +s +h c:\vms
            3⤵
            • Sets file to hidden
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:3748
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:6028
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
          1⤵
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          PID:2044
        • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
          DrvInst.exe "4" "1" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.inf" "9" "4e41c48b3" "0000000000000130" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000184" "208" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6"
          1⤵
          • Manipulates Digital Signatures
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2804
          • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
            rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\pnpui.dll,InstallSecurityPromptRunDllW 20 Global\{ED6A04B0-F090-4738-AA4A-900164BD6B6C} Global\{2F1292B7-2064-4415-804C-408EE1EC296B} C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{000f3531-6ba7-0e45-a2a8-e6a8ed56b6b5}\VBoxNetAdp6.inf C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{000f3531-6ba7-0e45-a2a8-e6a8ed56b6b5}\VBoxNetAdp6.cat
            2⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            PID:4460
        • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
          DrvInst.exe "4" "1" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.inf" "9" "42c633047" "0000000000000184" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000188" "208" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netlwf"
          1⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:3604
        • \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxSVC.exe
          "c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxSVC.exe" -Embedding
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          PID:2104
        • C:\vms\VBoxVmService64.exe
          C:\vms\VBoxVmService64.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:3216

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              VBoxNetAdp6.cat

              • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.cat
              • Size 16KB
              • SHA256 5ce0e441c1af1fd6cb78d0a1a2f18c329be171c0f15f15bdcabf685bbc762549
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxNetAdp6.sys

              • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.sys
              • Size 208KB
              • SHA256 1b00cdcc40fc1edff68df26a062469a41f0048e148cc3b73d791bfe6e124bca2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxNetLwf.cat

              • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.cat
              • Size 16KB
              • SHA256 3374c60dcc434438a3f3d717cd71dd13a1218b93b9f0449aaa24bacd3c7fc0b2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxNetLwf.sys

              • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.sys
              • Size 217KB
              • SHA256 c0803ab53637fd9f391d488a9a67efc308ebd0e179a93cbc3cd4d9e27beb9cca
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VST3\iZotope\Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3
              • Size 2.3MB
              • SHA256 4532be392ce0d77fb0a2e53995acdf80a0b03079f7adf8f5444cddf124060153
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Ozone 8 Exciter.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugIns\iZotope\Ozone 8 Exciter.dll
              • Size 2.3MB
              • SHA256 57a8d859686511e1a1e80da9dad892a4c692d5e73304342075e550dff2626a90
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\iZotope\Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3
              • Size 3.0MB
              • SHA256 87486edf1cabd66676e27b276fbe08b5f097f163d65d066a45022e5558c8b0b7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxManage.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe
              • Size 1.1MB
              • SHA256 1501aa7411b32e9cc68aff391e7ff81ec515182456edf0d1999ef1633c64fdbb
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxNetAdp6.inf

              • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.inf
              • Size 3KB
              • SHA256 e8d0afbfa64f52384af95a632e35b002cede1d84dc8bea42daff3942e0f3b391
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              VBoxNetLwf.inf

              • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.inf
              • Size 3KB
              • SHA256 9f0536e1002f5b7bd12946dfbea065d6a141061518ef0c6e25c6c9b65c6e4cf6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              VBoxDrv.cat

              • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv\VBoxDrv.cat
              • Size 16KB
              • SHA256 d78734d7fd3e50166dfb02a71f87e6171d6a29c530ea731c8940fca789f14b94
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxDrv.inf

              • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv\VBoxDrv.inf
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 69acdf87395b541c113337b2658b6047ffcdab462f2287ac88441312ed2fbe96
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              VBoxDrv.sys

              • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv\VBoxDrv.sys
              • Size 961KB
              • SHA256 0a889cbdf5e35ac3f02342d89ab812b82fa1660f55b2af0d08724337db0526ce
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              msvcr100.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\msvcr100.dll
              • Size 832KB
              • SHA256 cc2c2848bc601170539e579de62575546bddec5dfa600aa0b32eedb7d664de20
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Ozone 8 Exciter.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins\iZotope\Ozone 8 Exciter.dll
              • Size 3.0MB
              • SHA256 55bec231b7c22f3b787e54918201dbaf2ffcada9f21cff7887131631eb219fc2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              6A13.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6A11.tmp\6A12.tmp\6A13.bat
              • Size 431B
              • SHA256 b6d34fc405916c01e421bd4e624d5130b5a3174d98641ac0f3bb479a9cd43ab9
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              MSIF5C0.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIF5C0.tmp
              • Size 337KB
              • SHA256 1cd91f56352a68ea6b2fe9f67f42f901b8b741e166c2aa6a3eccc71628ee229d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              cpu.PNF

              • Path C:\Windows\INF\cpu.PNF
              • Size 18KB
              • SHA256 29549d08eb8bc57a5feebd9b73900fdc05187f182aff2f32c712ecf728d2ed24
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              disk.PNF

              • Path C:\Windows\INF\disk.PNF
              • Size 16KB
              • SHA256 9c23b378297326de5b1c2977f0c2a09c494c9eb25c2e66ee3dc8fcc03905b8cd
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              termkbd.PNF

              • Path C:\Windows\INF\termkbd.PNF
              • Size 7KB
              • SHA256 766fa9a10f6de5df3dbad18f966d5f1da7ccb1b01615ef49fea8437fba5abe0c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI235D.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI235D.tmp
              • Size 107KB
              • SHA256 16c4cf37242385f27d2625ee8b660b745342ef8340541e6c7e4673522ed13956
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI3A42.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI3A42.tmp
              • Size 650KB
              • SHA256 07694439a93f220f5e9f46ac3ceb0b22fe1dadb3ed9bf18a9f2835be7a5c3bc6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI69E0.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI69E0.tmp
              • Size 120KB
              • SHA256 bc6009a3a842c5782135822defe5f81cd93228ac91bf44041eb01683b6611b49
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSIBB74.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBB74.tmp
              • Size 195KB
              • SHA256 e8d7e531c82777c8d5df06f1620abe6553e162b82332198a2854c576993ca12c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSIC6FF.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIC6FF.tmp
              • Size 246KB
              • SHA256 43d37b1804e16196f3d7fc69646cc78d6dc30253a51b9296d86d123c8d8a6172
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              iZotopeOzone8_1.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\{F1AB2AA7-2F1A-41F4-A610-47AEE35AE6D9}\iZotopeOzone8_1.exe
              • Size 373KB
              • SHA256 7cba1c990bd8533351be471f59223bf25754170aee77797c598db0d6baf95725
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              dberr.txt

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
              • Size 71KB
              • SHA256 7322c53ba91d045008512110dae32b115990d9c35c39e3b846f10a2fee86cccb
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              dberr.txt

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
              • Size 71KB
              • SHA256 e32b2e7331e4289251a678fe0010330b1eddc89c5e572dcf7ef85be9777a5458
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              dberr.txt

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
              • Size 71KB
              • SHA256 bc2756a223ffca75e9e6598ae68ef2ce60022e9c7eb3ee8814c5c3d7776af91c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              vboxnetlwf.inf_amd64_9574bab5159a1997.ini

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\vboxnetlwf.inf_amd64_9574bab5159a1997.ini
              • Size 429B
              • SHA256 22bb4dc16ad0e2cb77e2d9c2f3a5b6891cf8b5cb997f91d418b97e013130a35a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              dberr.txt

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\catroot2\dberr.txt
              • Size 71KB
              • SHA256 e23d5133bfecdf929a1c3103042ab255538b50a8c847a8fb23ee5943cb3618c1
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              metadata-2

              • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
              • Size 26.1MB
              • SHA256 f9fd65ce173c5088e1731a375d7a4a6cda8b53caa75188e45c8f0641755cf84f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              {dc195a8a-da1b-4555-af9a-3d40ece3e245}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

              • Path \??\Volume{e70967fa-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{dc195a8a-da1b-4555-af9a-3d40ece3e245}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
              • Size 6KB
              • SHA256 76fd4bbb3f2655d432c268402cf5bd752afc7f9b40c0de2fd384441392c55073
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSVCP100.dll

              • Path \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\MSVCP100.dll
              • Size 612KB
              • SHA256 4406a2d05ed77d581784daf1aca549ad1507184b49fe6d869a77c8e0990d08ee
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxDDU.dll

              • Path \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxDDU.dll
              • Size 401KB
              • SHA256 a50e810403c00272b21c7a4debeab29fd8069e59e7d2fcb6e71fd5e691687c31
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              VBoxRT.dll

              • Path \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxRT.dll
              • Size 5.6MB
              • SHA256 e96d1d80fcdfe567a2e6bcccd3cc80a85c5135dcf0e528a88efa6aa7d2252c7e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH